IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £130, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 434 | 423 | 504 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +81 | +170 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 85 | 149 | 186 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.35% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 84 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £121 | £124 |
| 25th Percentile | £123 | £126 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £130 | £150 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -16.67% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £144 | £200 | £205 |
| 90th Percentile | £214 | £230 | £230 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £130 | £150 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -16.67% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 39 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.77 | £7.43 | £12.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.60 | £10.95 | £13.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.18 | £13.87 | £15.65 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.07% | -11.37% | -9.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.83 | £16.72 | £18.59 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.66 | £18.75 | £21.26 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.61 | £13.50 | £15.65 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.44% | -13.74% | -10.57% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 26,930 | 39,820 | 53,094 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.34% | 92.82% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,425 | 25,819 | 37,082 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,066 | 2,805 | 1,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.17 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.89% | -16.67% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.98 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.28 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.30% | -6.98% | +115.00% |
IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician.
IT Technician
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -22 | 65 | £130 | -13.33% | 154 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 64 | £130 | -13.33% | 135 |
| South West | +54 | 18 | £126 | -11.40% | 26 |
| South East | +18 | 12 | £126 | -36.88% | 31 |
| Midlands | +10 | 12 | £125 | -16.67% | 20 |
| London | +43 | 11 | £200 | +21.21% | 36 |
| North of England | -17 | 11 | £158 | +15.60% | 39 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 6 | £125 | -30.56% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 6 | £125 | -16.67% | 5 |
| North West | -5 | 6 | £131 | +4.17% | 21 |
| Scotland | +5 | 5 | £155 | -36.63% | 10 |
| Wales | +3 | 5 | £128 | +6.25% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 3 | £185 | - | 15 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 2 | £225 | +12.50% | 18 |
| North East | -5 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| East of England | +13 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, IT Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Technician in the job title.
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IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: